flannel
n
1 [U] type of soft loosely woven woollen cloth 法兰绒
[attrib 作定语]
flannel trousers 法兰绒裤子.
2 flannels [pl]
men's trousers made of flannel 法兰绒男裤
a pair of cricket flannels 一条男用法兰绒板球裤.
3 = face-flannel (face1).
4 [U] (infml 口) wordy language that avoids talking about sth directly and is often intended to flatter 兜圈子的(常为奉承的)言语
He gave me a lot of flannel but I still don't know the answer to my question. 他说了很多恭维话, 我仍然不知道怎样解决我的问题. flannel, v (-ll-; US -l-) [I]
(infml 口) speak or write flannel(4) 说或写兜圈子的言语
Stop flannelling and give a straight answer! 别再兜圈子了, 直截了当地回答!
So how are you, Wang Bing. Are you excited about your new job?
你过得怎么样,王兵?得到新工作你高兴吗?
But why did white people want to catch Africans and put them in chains?
但是为什么白人要把非洲人抓起来,戴上镣铐呢?
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.